Question

Amy is trying to read her grocery receipt, but it’s to blurry. The sales tax rate was 7.25%. She pays tax only on the items labeled with a T.
How much sales tax did she pay?

Cookies $2.39 T
Watermelon $4.00 F
Jam $2.50 F
Tissues $1.59 T

Sales tax = $ _____

Answer 1

Sales tax is .30 cents because 2.39+1.59=3.98
multiply by the sales tax which would be .075 after you move the decimal. you get .2985 cents so round it up to .30 cents